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Canadian Heritage committee Yes. There is the European directive on copyright; the European Parliament decided to begin negotiations on it in September. Of course, there are measures in place to protect copyright.
November 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Canadian Heritage committee We could most certainly draw a lot of inspiration from them. I'm thinking, for instance, about the current tools to systematically monitor content before it is posted online, which certain platforms use. Youtube is already doing that for music. Not everyone does this but those t
November 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Canadian Heritage committee I can try to answer. In reality, I don't know if we have adapted. I think that for the moment, we are being hit by the disadvantages. Of course, we try to adapt. There are two possibilities. The first is legislation and that is why we are here this morning. We think that strong
November 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Canadian Heritage committee Madam Chair, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity, this morning, to share with you the reality faced by the 1,600 Quebec writers we represent. My name is Laurent Dubois, and I am the general manager of the Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois, or UN
November 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Canadian Heritage committee Now let's discuss the threats posed by the digital world. Nowadays, anyone can appropriate a work online without too much trouble. Every single day, we see people breaking copyright rules, whether for commercial or educational use. Here are some examples. Day in and day out, t
November 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee Could you repeat the question? I'm sorry, but I did not understand it.
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee I cannot answer you right now because your question concerns technical considerations for which we have no answer.
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee The question should be put to the Association nationale des éditeurs de livres. We are unable to provide you with specific figures from the publishing industry.
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee We would also very much like to have the figures because that would have a direct impact on how much our writers make, but the question should be put to publishers.
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee I think they would accept to pay for them, but I have a feeling you don't agree with me. You are asking for my opinion, and I am giving it to you. Unfortunately, I don't have more specific arguments.
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee You raise a good point. It could in fact be assumed that, individually, revenue and income are being shared among more creators. That is possible. The fact remains that, in the issues we have been discussing since earlier, we are talking about the overall envelope. What we just
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee We could say that, in a way, we agree with what we just heard in terms of sharing ideas to create content, to move ahead, to be a modern society. We agree on that, but when an idea is shared with someone and a decision is made jointly to carry out a project, both are in agreement
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee Yes, Mr. Baylis. I don't know whether I will surprise you by saying that we may have some reservations regarding such a policy. If it was possible to guarantee a choice for the creator, that would be a potential option. We also don't want writers or the industry we represent to
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee Mr. Baylis, you have understood our two points perfectly. Thank you for the question you asked before that one. We have noted an increase in the use of content by educational institutions, but at the same time, since 2012, copyright collectives have lost $30 million in revenues.
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois
Industry committee I am talking about copyright collectives that pay royalties to writers.
April 24th, 2018Committee meeting
Laurent Dubois